Shannon Regina Johnson is an American basketball player who last played for the Seattle Storm in the WNBA. Johnson competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 1995 Jones Cup Team that won the Bronze in Taipei. After her collegiate playing days, Johnson played for the Columbus Quest with whom she won the 1997 and 1998 American Basketball League championships. Starting in 1999, Johnson played for the Orlando Miracle of the WNBA. She also played for Fenerbahçe İstanbul from Turkey in winter 1999-00 season. The team moved to Connecticut in 2003 and is now known as the Connecticut... Sun. Prior to the 2004 season, Johnson was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars. In March 2007, Johnson signed with the Detroit Shock. Names Pat Hewitt, her high school basketball coach, her biggest influence. Names Tommy Sellers, a high school friend, a person who inspires her. On March 7, 2008 Johnson signed with the Houston Comets. When the Comets folded, she was not picked in the dispersal draft, therefore becoming a free agent. Johnson was a WNBA All-Star in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003.
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